Thanks for the link Mandude. Hester looks like a stud and like you all said will fit real nice in this dynamic offense. AJ and Nix got their man and I think he will be yet another gem. Cason looks like a stud too. Everyone else is drafting to build their team, we are drafting to build depth and a Lombardi!

I Paid Attention To This Guy The Past Season And I'm Telling You He's Better Than Advertised....Between The Tackles He's Great....He Has Great Hands And He's Got A Lil Speed To Him.....I Think He's More Like A Lorenzo Crossed With Michael Turner....This Guy IS Gonna Be AWESOME.....

• San Diego really must have a conviction about LSU fullback/running back Jacob Hester, throwing New England a second-round pick in 2009, plus a fifth this year in order to move back into the third round and take Hester 69th overall. Hester is certainly a different kind of runner than the departed Michael Turner, LaDainian Tomlinson's former backup, but he has been productive for the Tigers, rushing for more than 1,100 yards last season.

I'm going to give Chargers general manager A.J. Smith the benefit of the doubt on this one, because his body of work in the past five drafts or so deserves it. When Smith targets a player and goes after him, he usually knows what he's doing. And let's face it: The Chargers' roster is so talent laden that Smith can afford to be choosey and take a few chances.

Thanks for the link Mandude. Hester looks like a stud and like you all said will fit real nice in this dynamic offense. AJ and Nix got their man and I think he will be yet another gem. Cason looks like a stud too. Everyone else is drafting to build their team, we are drafting to build depth and a Lombardi!

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As far as I remember, AJ hasn't wiffed on anyone he moved up to draft, so I have to have some confidence in his track record. Cason and Hester should be able to make the roster, but I am going to be more reserved about their eventual impact. Marcus Thomas and DeJuan Tribble are guys. No doubt they were better than average among those available. Tribble is the same size as Sproles(more or less), but DB's don't make their living being evasive and hard to find. Clark is too clumsy to be a tackle, but at the same time, he's not presently strong enough to be a road grader. He's a project, so right now we are vulnerable to injury along the O Line.

Well hopefully our hideous two-yard out to the fullback might actually get us a first down once in awhile now.

I like the pick.

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Yep. Loneal. God love him sadly lacked any kind of foot speed and was tackled before he made a step or two. If hester can get us that extra two and 3 yards on either a fullback swing pass or a full back plunge after faking the pass we'll be hugely upgraded. To just keep moving the chains which we seemed to always have trouble with in the short yardage situations we should be hugely better off.

• San Diego really must have a conviction about LSU fullback/running back Jacob Hester, throwing New England a second-round pick in 2009, plus a fifth this year in order to move back into the third round and take Hester 69th overall. Hester is certainly a different kind of runner than the departed Michael Turner, LaDainian Tomlinson's former backup, but he has been productive for the Tigers, rushing for more than 1,100 yards last season.

I'm going to give Chargers general manager A.J. Smith the benefit of the doubt on this one, because his body of work in the past five drafts or so deserves it. When Smith targets a player and goes after him, he usually knows what he's doing. And let's face it: The Chargers' roster is so talent laden that Smith can afford to be choosey and take a few chances.

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In the same article is this comparison:

• Only the Raiders. Oakland finally admitted the mistake it made when it traded up in 2005's first round to take Nebraska cornerback Fabian Washington. The Raiders went for him because Washington had a great 40 time that year, and we all know how Al Davis feels about speed. The Raiders traded Washington to Baltimore on Sunday, in exchange for a fourth-round pick.

What did Oakland do with that pick? They took Richmond receiver Arman Shields, who missed almost all of 2007 with a knee injury. That'll make him feel right at home in Oakland. The Raiders already have receivers Javon Walker, Ronald Curry and Drew Carter, all of whom have endured major knee injuries in the not-too-distant past.

Third-round pick Jacob Hester will be a full-time tailback for the Chargers.
He's the frontrunner to back up LaDainian Tomlinson, ahead of fellow rookie Marcus B. Thomas and return specialist Darren Sproles. The Bolts sent the Pats a 2008 fifth-rounder and '09 second-round pick to trade up for Hester.

Y'all got a good one with Hester. I don't watch much NFL, but will start to follow San Diego now that Jacob is heading there. The guy is a class act, and tremendous leader for his team.

I'm a lifelong fan of LSU football, and can say without a doubt that he is one of my top 3 All-Time favorite Tigers.

In the 4th quarter vs. Florida this year (with the game and National Championship aspirations on the line), he was the only guy I wanted with the ball in his hands. Even tough the entire country knew he was getting the ball, he still somehow wills himself whatever distance is needed. Without him, there is NO WAY we win the National Championship this past season.

He put this team on his back and carried us in every crucial spot of the season.

Y'all got a good one with Hester. I don't watch much NFL, but will start to follow San Diego now that Jacob is heading there. The guy is a class act, and tremendous leader for his team.

I'm a lifelong fan of LSU football, and can say without a doubt that he is one of my top 3 All-Time favorite Tigers.

In the 4th quarter vs. Florida this year (with the game and National Championship aspirations on the line), he was the only guy I wanted with the ball in his hands. Even tough the entire country knew he was getting the ball, he still somehow wills himself whatever distance is needed. Without him, there is NO WAY we win the National Championship this past season.

He put this team on his back and carried us in every crucial spot of the season.

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Welcome to the Chargers. Don't forget we've also got former Tiger WR Craig Davis on the roster.

Welcome to the Chargers. Don't forget we've also got former Tiger WR Craig Davis on the roster.

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Another good one. Steady hands, and doesn't get rattled in pressure spots. Not really a big play guy, but is cabable if called upon.
If y'all keep picking up our guys, I may have to become a full time Chargers fan.:icon_toast:

Another good one. Steady hands, and doesn't get rattled in pressure spots. Not really a big play guy, but is cabable if called upon.
If y'all keep picking up our guys, I may have to become a full time Chargers fan.:icon_toast:

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Welcome to the forum.

Hopefully you stick around and enjoy watching Hester raise the Lombardi over his head in about 9 months from now.

I love following LSU. I wish Les would have gone to Michigan because I am not a big fan of his, but that's a conversation best saved for another time. Again, welcome.